detention

英 [dɪˈtenʃn]

美 [dɪˈtenʃn]

n.  拘留; 扣押; 监禁; 放学后留校，留堂(处罚学生)

复数：detentions　

TEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.6134 / COCA.6676

牛津词典

noun

• 拘留；扣押；监禁
  the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving
  1. a sentence of 12 months' detention in a young offender institution
     在青少年教养院拘禁12个月的判决
  2. police powers of arrest and detention
     警方的逮捕和拘留权
  3. allegations of torture and detention without trial
     未经审判即实施严刑拷问和关押的指控
  4. a detention camp
     拘留营
• 放学后留校，留堂（处罚学生）
  the punishment of being kept at school for a time after other students have gone home
  1. They can't give me (a) detention for this.
     他们不可能因为这事罚我课后留下来。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (尤指出于政治原因的)拘留，扣押，监禁
  Detentionis when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
  1. ...the detention without trial of government critics...
     对政府批评者未经审讯的关押
  2. They have been held in detention since the end of June...
     他们从6月底以来就一直受到监禁。
  3. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.
     政府称，出于国家安全的考虑，将这些人羁押是必要的。
• N-VAR (惩罚顽皮学童的)放学后留校
  Detentionis a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home.
  1. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
     老师将这些男生课后留堂。

英英释义

noun

• a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
  1. the detention of tardy pupils
• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
  1. his detention was politically motivated
  2. the prisoner is on hold
  3. he is in the custody of police
  Synonym:detainmentholdcustody

双语例句

• In china, the principal penalties are public surveillance, detention, fixed-time imprisonment, life imprisonment and death.
  我国的主要刑罚是管制，拘役，有期徒刑，无期徒刑和死刑。
• They have been held in detention since the end of June
  他们从6月底以来就一直受到监禁。
• His arrest and detention was an infringement of his civil liberties.
  他的被捕和拘留是对他的公民自由的侵犯。
• Arrest and detention of officials;
  工作人员被逮捕和拘留；
• Violating the country or local laws and regulations is investigated the criminal liability or detention, reeducation through labour;
  违反国家或地方性法律法规被追究刑事责任或拘留、劳教；
• He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.
  他称未经审判就将政敌关押起来是懦夫之举。
• He was released from detention last week along with three other journalists.
  他上周与其他3位新闻记者一起被解除扣押，放了出来。
• Local police declined to comment on the reasons for her detention or the conditions of her release.
  当地警方拒绝对她被拘留的原因以及她获释的条件发表评论。
• We are placing your son in criminal detention.
  我们对你儿子实行刑事拘留。
• Such an offence shall be punished by detention in prison or at hard labour.
  这样的罪行将处以监禁或服苦役。